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单词 American aloe
例句 American aloe
At the foot of a flight of steps, leading to the house door, which was guarded on either side by an American aloe in a green tub, the sedan-chair stopped.  Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z
We saw a much-bored tiger, which gaped at us most rudely; also a greatly vaunted American aloe, of the "blooming-once-in-a-hundred-years" kind, which we all thought a fraud. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z
At Cape Town the American aloe tree has been introduced, and vast impenetrable hedges have been formed by the interlacing of its spinelike leaves, which are often six feet in length. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
This and other species yield various important products, the chief being the fibre obtained by maceration from the leaves and roots, and known commercially as American aloe, pita flax, or vegetable silk. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide
The American aloe has been the salvation of many a traveler in the desert country of the West. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold
The so-called American aloe has also been naturalized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony"
My polite host took me to his green-house, and shewed me a fine specimen of that wonder of the second degree of organized existence—an American aloe, about to put forth its blossoms. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew
In the gardens South American aloes throw up their flowering stalks heavy with aromatic fragrance, 20 feet high, and giant dracænas wave their feathery heads in the balmy breeze. The Cornwall Coast
In the tropical parts are numerous palms, cacti in great variety, and various species of the agave or American aloe. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide
The American aloe, from which cordage is made; similar to the piña of Manila. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
These poles were nothing else than the long flower-stalks of the maguey or American aloe, as no other wood of sufficient length grew in the vicinity. Popular Adventure Tales
Agave americana.—This plant is commonly known as American aloe, but it is not a member of that family, as it claims kindred with the Amaryllis tribe of plants. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
These poles were the flower stalks of the great American aloe, or maguey-plant—the only thing resembling wood that grew near. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
By the same token the well-known "American aloe," or century plant, is not an aloe, but an agave. Ranching, Sport and Travel
A very useful as well as the most ordinary plant in the valley is the American aloe, or "Century Plant." The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America
Within less then a mile, they came upon a hedge of American aloes, which, with their close array of massive leaves, each ending in a sharp point, protected an orchard. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters
It is commonly supposed that this plant, the Agave Americana, or American aloe, blooms only at the end of 100 years, hence the common name century plant. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
So adorned and radiant, this variety of the American aloe floats into the charmed circle of New Orleans society—that lively, sparkling epitome and relic of the old régime. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873
Another tropical plant, seen at the North in greenhouses, but here growing ten feet high in the open air, is the American aloe or century-plant. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873
The maguey, or American aloe, is the most abundant and widely distributed of the native plants. Arizona Sketches
At the foot of a flight of steps, leading to the house door, which was guarded on either side by an American aloe in a green tub, the sedan-chair stopped. The Pickwick Papers
They are pronounced not American aloes, or century plants, but Agave Virginica, a plant of the same family commonly found in sterile soil from Virginia to Illinois and south, and blossoming much more frequently. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886
The flowering stem of the last named, dried and cut in slices, forms Agave americana, Century plant or American aloe. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28
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